nobodysprefect Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 (edited) Well, I went ahead and bought the Pope MPP-2. I still think the Read is the best-sounding preamp, but I just need 2 separate inputs. The Read is more 'open' and 'liquid' and '3D' than the Pope. I ordered and received this from Jack when he had the design complete - Purity preamps were very much a work in progress. That having been said, this unit does not have the switching 120/240 VAC PSU. BUT it has audiophile / studio grade component in every spot Jack offered one. Linkage: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/511"]Talkbass reviews[/url] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/read-custom-bass-purity-preamp-inside-scoop-106213/"]Jack Read himself giving the 'inside scoop'[/url] Pros: * tone, tone, tone. I've had a Mark Bass LMK, the Glockenklang Bass Art Classic and the Demeter HBP-1, currently use the Mike Pope MPP pre. None of these can beat Read for tone. * it's a small and rugged unit. No printed circuit boards, just professional-grade point-to-point soldering. * thus: easy to service! Cons: * relatively unknown * 1 input * no bass cut in fx loop how's 500 quid including shipping sound? Edited July 2, 2012 by nobody's prefect
Pentode Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 These are cracking preamps and there're not many floating around - I'm amazed one turned up for sale so soon after mine. If you want a simple to use pre' with great tone, buy this and buy it now.
nobodysprefect Posted September 3, 2011 Author Posted September 3, 2011 [quote name='molan' post='1264510' date='Jun 11 2011, 02:03 AM']Hey Ville - did you get my PM [/quote] Hi Barrie, ya, replied now. Life happened, and all that jazz, was offline for a good bit of time.
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